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- DISH-WASHING. APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented @Fume 15, 19150 Application led July 13, 1914. vSerial No. 850,623.

To all 'whomz't'may concerm. l I -Be it known that I, AUGUST BOUGHERY,

a citizen of the United States, residing in `the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, cityand State of New York, have invented new and seful `Improvements in Dish-Washing Apparatus, ofwhich the fole lowing 'is a specificationl This invention relates to portable dish washing apparatus in which the dishes are carried .by a wire basket or rack in a water containing receptacle .and the water agitated .in the.v receptacle to Walsh the dishes, and it is the object of the invention toprovide improved means to agitato the water and to provide a dish washing apparatus which is simple and cheap in construction, and e-.

cient and easy inoperation.

Dish washing apparatus ofv this character as heretofore constructed has been impractical due to the fact that to eiiciently wash the dishes a large quantity of water is required,'-and it is an object of th invention to provide a dish Washing apparatus n which va minimum amount of water is required to wash dishes'by'hand. I

Further objects of the invention relate to an improved dish carrying basket or rack to extend around the sides and top of the water agitating means, 'said basket ,having means to suspend the samefrom the top of the receptacle, and :to provide a dished-"aie d ticulated. cover for the basket to permit water to In the drawings accompanyingand fornuing a part of this specification,i igure is a sectional sideelevationof a dish Washing percolate over the.dishes to "rinse `thesame."'

apparatus illustratingan embodiment of my v invention, and illustrating the dish carrying rack in positionwhenwashing dishes. Fig. '2 ,is a Vsectiolief'l@plan view ofthe apparatus taken substailtallyontheline 2;-2 of. Fig. 1.` Fig. 3 is a cross` sectonalview taken js'ubstantia'llyton the line 3 of Fig-1, showing -the dish carrying, basket suspende'djfrom-the top oitheijeoeptacle 'andthe dishedartic'ue aaai com :applied esta@ s, .to 'rinse the 4; i's-a ,plan view of the 'articua side elevation fshowingfa modified form of water adtatingblades," and Fig. 6 isa seeticnalsi of tliefwater-,gagita'ting -will' lift thev water and then deiect` shaftsfbelo'w the lmetrically opposite to the' secon .BY misma ASSIGNMENTS, To

Similar characters of reference'designate like parts throughout thb'diiferent views of the drawings. In the'embodime'nt of my invention shown 1n the drawings, a water containing .receptacle 7 openjat the top and having a suitable cover 9 is supported on legs 8, a cock being provided to drain the water from the receptacle. The sides of the receptacle preferably extend somewhat below the bottom, as clearlyshown in Figs. `1 and 3, andthe bottom is inclined or curved downwardly from the sides as shownA at 11, whereby the water centrally of the receptacle will .be of greater depth than adjacent the sides.

yA pair of shafts'12, l2 are mounted in the bottom to rotate on vertical axes, the

shafts projecting through the 'bottom and.

suitable stuing boxes being provided to prevent leakage. 'Each of the shafts has a laterally projecting'bladell, adjacent 'the' ybottom and inclined tothe axis o f its shaft,

a second blade 14, 14 bein connected tothe shafts above the first bla e to extend4 substantially diametrically opposite thereto ,and inclined at an angle tothe axes of the shafts rever e to the inclination of the first blades, and a lairdblade 15, 15 connected to, the 'shafts above the second blade to roject dias d) blade and in line witlr the first blade, and said lblades being'inclined tothe axes ofthe shafts in a inclination of the first blades. These blades are constructed substantially as shown in Figs. 3 and 6 with the bladeson'oneshaft irection corresponding substantially to the every blade on the other shaft so that as the shafts are .rotated the blades of one. shaft. willintersect theorbit of movement of theblade'slon the other 4shaft and due tothe vreverse` inclination of successive blades they -lifted water fromfth'e top of the blades.

Pinions 16 are` bottom of the receptacle and with: whichfpmions a gear 17 meshes,vv

-the pinions 16 and gear such' fixed to the ends of the l he receptacle, -or if 'dey' 1015 sired this member 19 niay be in the form of Aa housing/to inclose 11. The said shaft-1e extends ihwugh the member 19-and hasa' sprocket wheel 20 fixedl thereto, afchain 21 operatively` connecting said sprocket wheel with a sproclfet wheel 22 xed to the lower end of a4 shaft 23 rotatably supported in brackets fixed to the side of the receptacle.V Abevel pinion 24 fixed to the upper vend of said shaft meshes with a bevel gear 25 rotatabl mounted on a stud shaft 26vand to which gear a crank 27 is connected. The shafts 12, l12 are rotated in the same ,direction andare so-located that the orbit of movement of the blades of one shaft intersect the orbit of movement of the v blades of the other shaft.'

4As the blades are rotated there .is a tendency of rthe'water being thrown outward through the action of centrifugal force and during the continued rotation of' the blades there would be no water centrally of the lreceptacleand adjacent the blades to be lifted and thrown laterally. Therefore, in order tohave a sufficient supply of water centrally of the receptacle and adjacent the blades, I

provide means to lead or draw 'the water from the sides of the'recep'tacle to a point adjacent the axis of rotation and below the blades. For this purpose I provide a duct or ducts 28 below the bottom of the receptacle having an opening or openings 29, 1n

the presentinstance shown as two in number, in/ the bottomadjacent the sides of the receptacle, and an o ening 30 between the shafts 12, 12. 'It wil be obvious that as the water is thrown out from the center through the actionof centrifugal force the, water will gravitate down through the openings 29 and up through the opening -30- from whence it is lifted by` the blades. Further operating with the opening 30 sets ,up a.

more, the rotation of the blades 13, 13 ico- ,v sucking actiQnfaciIitating the `flow of the waterv For the purpose Pc' f"supporting the dishes in the' receptacle so as not to interfere with the operation off the blades and the consequent breaking of the dishes, I provide a suitable dishcarrying basket' or rack,- desig- `nfated in a general way by B, consisting of a framework with a wire mesh, said Jbasket being adapted to restrupon the bot# tomfof the receptacle and so constructed as f water lifting and agitating blades and therev to extend around the sides and topl of the by permit of the distributing of the dishes V- tobe washed around the sides and top of the blades, asclearly showinFig. 1.

In the operation of the apparatus shownl in Figs. l-to 3 the receptacle is filled with water to substantially the heightindicated I 'n Fig'. 3with the merged in the wat r, the bask dishes resting upon e bottom o ltacle. The blades are then rotated by the crank.; Atthecommencement of the, rotation ofthe blades the blades 13, 13 as'. they are rotated lift the water deecting portions thereof upwardly Iand laterally, the blades blades 13, 13 nearly subtions 36 ofgthe through 14., 114? still further enacting the water liaed by the lower blades upward and splashblades 13, 13 there is a constant supply of water centrally of the receptacle and ad]a, cent the blades. The lower blades not only lift the'water entering through the opening 30 but also set up asucking action drawing the water through the channels 28 from the sides of'the receptacle. It lwill be obvious that there will be .a continuous supply or flow of water to the blades and that the v blades not only agtate but set up a violent splashing of the water. After the water has been agitated' sufliciently to wash the dishes, .the basket with the dishes is lifted out of the rwashing water and suspended from the top of the'receptacle byhooks 21 connected to the basket. In this position of the basket the cover 9.. which is in the nature ref a pan Ahav-ing a `series of articulations or openings l in the bottom, is set into and supported by the top of the receptacle, and as clean water is poured into said pan it will percolate `through the openings and over the dishes thoroughly rinsing the same. After the dishes have been rinsed the basket with .the dishes is lifted from the receptacle when the operation may be repeated.- The inclining of the bottom as shown at llnot only in,

creases the depth of the water centrally of the receptacle, but` by so' .constructing 'the' rece/ptacle a less quantity of water is required for the washing operation. After water is`dra'wn from the receptacleby-ope1i ing `the`cock 10. r

. the dishes have been-washed and rinsed the 11o g 'In Fig. 5' I'have pshown the shafts 12,12 Y.

providedwitha 'modified form 'of blades.'

These blades are constructed substantially similar. to the bladesin Figs. '1 -and 2except that there are three superposed blades 34 y lproJecting laterally fron eachsha land:

tending portion-33 adjacent the. endsform'- ing an angular recessin tlleblades adjacentV thetgshafts, and two superposed Y blades 35 t diametrically extending portion '36 .forming an??- ichzfof which bla es has'fa downward 'i :1.25 recess -adjacentthe shafts.' The {blade pf one shaft ,also intersect the orbit'of move-f; ment of the blades "f the other-shaft, the

same as inl Figs. 1- to 3, the por,-

' each of the shafts 12,

. a point between the substanti 4and the the recesses formed by the projections 33 on the 'blades 34, andthe extensions 33 on the blades 34 passing through the recesses formed by the extensions 36 onthe blades 35.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 'l' 12 is provided' with the blades 13, 13 and 14, 14 and the blades are inclosedby a tubular member or housing '37 extending the length ofthe shafts 'and` olpen at the top, the receptacle in washing t e dishes being filled to substantially the height of said housing, baske B resting upon said housing as clearly show in said Fig. 7, The duct 28 having the/olxieiiings 29 and 30 is also provided. In

vthe operation of washing the dishesas the blades are rotated the water contained within the housing will be driven upwardly and laterally and be displaced by w ter adjacent the sides of the receptacle ente in g the duct throughv the openings 29 and passing up through the opening 30. l

IIaving thus described my invention, I

claim:

1. A dish washing apparatus comprising in combination a receptacle to contain water and the dishes; a pair-of shafts lin said receptacle lrotatable on'vertical axes; and a series of superposed blades on each shaft to extend from one side of the shaft and inclined to the axis of the shaft with the lower blade of each shaft contiguous to the bottom of the receptacle, said blades so arranged that adjacent blades `will extend in diametrically opposite directions from the shaft and inclinedA in a reverse direction relative to each other, and the blades on'one shaft-,being at heights corresponding to the height of every blade on the` other'shaft,

lly as and for the purpose specied.

2. A in combination a receptacle to contain water dishes; a pair of shafts in said receptacle rotatablevo vertical axes; blades on 'each shaft, the bla es being so arranged that the orbit of movement of the blades on one shaft will intersect. the orbit of move'-V ment of the -blades on the other shaft;and ducts having openings adjacent the sides of the receptacle and an opening common to-all the ducts in the bottom iof the receptacle Aat two shafts and 'in the it of -movement; of the blades on both shafts, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3.-' A dish washing apparatus comprising lin combination a receptacle to contain water v and the dishes, the bottom of ther-lec'eptacle' the dish carrying dish washing. apparatus comprising.Y

l' the` purpose inclini'ng downward from the sides toward the center; rotatable on vertical axes; av posed blades on each shaft, extend laterally from one side of the shaft only and inclined to the axis of the shaft, and the blades being staggered so that succeeding blades will extend from the shaft in a. direction diametrically opposite to the next adjacent blade and be inclined in a reverse direction, sothat each shaft has blades at heights corresponding to "the height of every blade on the other shaft, and the shafts so arranged that the'orbit of movement of the blades on one shaft will intersect the orbit of movement of the blades on the other shaft vand the blades on one series of supershaft will pass the blades of the other shaft,

ubstantially as and for the purpose specia pair of shafts in said receptacle 4.' A- dish washing apparatus comprisingv each blade to only and' inclined to the axis of the shaft, a

second blade on each shaft at the same lheight above the first blade and extending 'from one side of the shaft 'only and diametrically opposite to the rst blade and inclined in a direction reverse to the inclination of the first blade, andathird blade on Y each shaft at the same height above the sec# ond'bladev extending from one side of the .shaft only and diametrically opposite to the second blade'and--in line with the first blade andy inclined reverse to the inclination of the second blade2 'substantially asand for the purpose specified.

5. In a dish 'Washing apparatus, the com binatio'n with a receptacle to contain water and carry the dishes, of a pair of lrotatable shaftsy n 'the receptacle; superposed blades on-said shafts, the blades on one shaftbe'- ingv at 'heights' corresponding to the height of-every 'blade on theK other shaft, andthe blades of one shaft intersecting the orbit of movement ofthe blades on the otherl openings inkthereceptacle 4adjacent, the sidesand an opening shaft; and a duct having 'inthe bottom of thereceptacle midway be Vtween the shafts, substantially as and for specified.

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